Director, Label Management and Business Development -The Orchard at Sony Music Careers - Asia & Middle East

The Orchard is seeking a Director of Label Management and Business Development to manage relationships with distributed music clients and oversee retail relationships. The role involves managing the local supply chain, identifying opportunities to grow label partnerships, and coordinating the Label Management and Operations team.

Responsibilities:

• Manage relationships with distributed music clients.
• Oversee high-level retail relationships.
• Manage and optimize the local supply chain.
• Explore and support opportunities to grow The Orchard’s label partnerships.
• Manage and coordinate the Label Management and Operations team.
• Strategize and manage priority release campaign logistics.
• Manage local label release communication and logistics.
• Liaise with various internal departments.

Requirements:

• Extensive experience in digital space including music retail, analytics, social media, and digital music distribution.
• Experience within a label or distribution company managing catalogs, frontline releases, and relationships.
• An existing network of contacts within the industry and an aptitude to develop new relationships.
• Proven experience to manage a team.
• Highly advanced organizational skills.
• Excellent communication skills.

The Orchard offers:

• A vibrant global community.
• A modern office environment.
• Investment in professional growth and development.
• Opportunity to contribute to social impact, diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives.
• An excellent range of benefits like private medical cover, a generous pension scheme, life assurance, income protection, plus loads of music industry perks.
• Time off over winter break.